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Nanolayer-like-shaped MgFe2O4 synthesised via a simple hydrothermal method and its catalytic effect on the hydrogen storage properties of MgH2

Abstract

In this study, the effect of nanolayer-like-shaped MgFe2O4 that is synthesised via a simple hydrothermal method on the performance of MgH2 for hydrogen storage is studied. MgH2 + 10 wt% MgFe2O4 is prepared by using the ball milling method. The MgFe2O4-doped MgH2 sample started to release H2 at approximately 250 °C, 90 °C and 170 °C lower than the milled and pure MgH2 respectively. At 320 °C, the isothermal desorption kinetic study has shown that the doped sample has desorbed approximately 4.8 wt% H2 in 10 min while the milled MgH2 desorbed less than 1.0 wt% H2. For isothermal absorption kinetics, the doped sample can absorb approximately 5.5 wt% H2 in 10 min at 200 °C. Meanwhile, the undoped sample absorbs only 4.0 wt% H2 in the same condition. The activation energy of 10 wt% MgFe2O4-doped MgH2 composite is 99.9 kJ mol−1, which shows a reduction of 33.1 kJ mol−1 compared to the milled MgH2 (133.0 kJ mol−1). X-ray diffraction spectra display the formation of new species which are Fe and MgO after dehydrogenation, and these new species are believed to act as the real catalyst that plays a crucial role in improving the sorption performance of the MgFe2O4-doped MgH2 system by providing a synergetic catalytic effect.

Graphical abstract: Nanolayer-like-shaped MgFe2O4 synthesised via a simple hydrothermal method and its catalytic effect on the hydrogen storage properties of MgH2

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 Mar 2018
Accepted
18 Apr 2018
First published
25 Apr 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2018,8, 15667-15674

Nanolayer-like-shaped MgFe2O4 synthesised via a simple hydrothermal method and its catalytic effect on the hydrogen storage properties of MgH2

N. A. Ali, N. H. Idris, M. F. M. Din, N. S. Mustafa, N. A. Sazelee, F. A. Halim Yap, N. N. Sulaiman, M. S. Yahya and M. Ismail, RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 15667 DOI: 10.1039/C8RA02168F

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